Environment Earth and Resources News Archive
![Fiona Lebar stands in front of the COP26 sign, made of plants](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fiona_Lebar_Cop26-150x150.png)
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
COP26 experience helps guide research
September 6, 2022 —
Through my experience at COP26, working at the Office of Sustainability, and through courses during the later years of my undergraduate degree I have been able to determine I want to focus on working with people and communities to solve climate issues.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Rediscovered Morden shark fossil floats into ‘special’ territory
July 20, 2022 —
The remains of a member of an ancient shark species recently rediscovered at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre are now on display in Morden.
![A solargraph of the sun's movement across campus for 2 years during the pandemic lockdown.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/solargraph-2022-002-150x150.jpg)
Pinhole camera captures passage of time during pandemic
July 15, 2022 —
A solargraph captured by a pinhole camera with a very long exposure displays the daily path of the sun over the course of two years of the pandemic lockdown
![Farmland in Oxbow, Saskatchewan.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Oxbow-Saskatchewan-150x150.png)
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
‘Farmland Matters’ podcast hosted by UM master’s students
June 24, 2022 —
Four University of Manitoba Masters Students created a podcast based on their research into how patterns of farmland ownership are changing across the Canadian Prairies.
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Six Canada Research Chairs announced at UM
June 6, 2022 —
'Their successful appointment recognizes them among the best in Canada in their respective fields'
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Ceremony marks Reconciliation journey in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
May 16, 2022 —
The faculty hosted a traditional Indigenous naming and pipe ceremony to commemorate two new initiatives the Riddell Faculty is pursuing as part of its commitment to Reconciliation with Indigenous communities.
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Earth Day 2022: A message from President Michael Benarroch
April 18, 2022 —
'A day to raise awareness of environmental concerns and the need to change the way we think about climate―and not just weather extremes, but the political and business climate as well'
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Sustainability
Celebrating our UM Sustainability Award Winners
March 17, 2022 —
The UM Sustainability Awards recognize and celebrate the collaborative efforts of students, staff and faculty to advance UM’s commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability. The following winners of the 2022 Sustainability Awards were selected by a committee and received their awards at UM Sustainability Day on March 10.
![The endangered chestnut-collared longspur // Photo: Jennie Horvat](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCLO-longspur-jennie-horvat-150x150.jpg)
Rattle and hum: our regulation of noise pollution needs to change, new study finds
February 9, 2022 —
Loud, consistent noises are not the problem we once thought